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Trade Up: Goodwill’s free trades program helps North Florida students build new careers

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A new set of skills can open doors to a career — and help fix a leaky sink along the way. Bruce Lee graduated from Northeast Florida Goodwill’s Good Trades program after completing a plumbing class. The tuition-free program gives adults hands-on training for careers in construction and the skilled trades.

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U.S. Attorneys say Jacksonville pharmacy owner bilked insurers $51M in meds scheme

A Jacksonville pharmacy owner faces federal charges in an alleged $51 million health care fraud scheme that started with offers of free cellphones. Prosecutors said Thursday that Charlie Griffin III used insurance information collected through the promotions to bill for HIV medications backed by fake diagnoses.

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WHAT TO DO | Jax Greek Fest; Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair; Fall Record Fair

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. A Greek Festival on the Southside, the Jax Fair on the Westside, and the Fall Record Fair in the Phoenix Arts & Innovation District are What to Do in Jacksonville this weekend. Jax Greek Fest. Friday – Sunday...

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Raines gets chance to show it is one of state’s best in Open division playoffs

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s the first season of the Open division in the Florida High School Athletic Association, the top-tier of the playoff system. It takes the top eight teams in the MaxPreps rankings and puts them into a separate playoff bracket. It has been highly contentious because of the unknown MaxPreps algorithm used to slot the teams.

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Circa 26 Steakhouse Plans December Opening in Jacksonville Beach

Jacksonville Beach is getting a new steakhouse this December, with restaurant owners Tom and Jenne Corsano preparing to bring Circa 26 to 1067 Beach Blvd., featuring a dinner-focused menu built around house-cut steaks and Florida-sourced beef. The couple, who previously operated Two Dudes Seafood Restaurants in Northeast Florida, are renovating...

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‘You can hear them in the walls’: Tenants speak out on ongoing mice infestation in Lake Forest Hills

Tenants at the Lake Park Colonial Apartments on Edgewood Avenue in Jacksonville’s Westside are speaking out about a persistent mice infestation in their building.

Jacksonville, FL · 21h

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Jacksonville lynching victim Benjamin Hart honored with commemorative marker

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Samelia Adams spent decades believing her grandfather abandoned her family. The truth is Benjamin Hart was lynched. In Jacksonville. Sunday, Hart’s life was memorialized with a marker in Jacksonville’s Grand Park community. Marking the truth. In...

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State Attorney’s Office subpoenas JTA records, asking if books hid $39 million hole and who knew

State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s office is demanding JTA’s records, and prosecutors aren’t just asking how the agency spent its money.

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Snowbirds Driving South This Winter Will Find Seven Old Florida Fish Camps Still Serving Gator Tail

Some of the best meals in Florida are not found near the theme parks or the high-rise beach hotels. They are found at old fish camps on rivers, creeks, and lakes, where the menus still list frog legs, catfish, and fried gator tail. If you are heading south this winter,...

Fleming Island, FL · 2d

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Shady Rays Opens First Florida Store at St. Johns Town Center This Friday

Shady Rays is opening its first Florida store and ninth location nationwide at St. Johns Town Center, with the grand opening set for Friday morning at 9:40 a.m. The Kentucky-founded sunglasses brand is skipping a traditional ribbon-cutting in favor of a celebration built around local groups, including a youth fishing program it plans to support with a cash donation.

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7 Florida Christmas Boat Parades Floridians Plan Their December Around

St. Augustine’s Regatta of Lights has been lighting up the water since 1980. Floridians in waterfront towns head out every December to watch parades like that. Here are the Florida Christmas boat parades Floridians plan their December around. 1. Jacksonville Light Boat Parade. Jacksonville’s Light Boat Parade starts at...

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Jacksonville Housing Authority under investigation after CEO fired amid bonus scheme

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. The Jacksonville Housing Authority has been subpoenaed by the State’s Attorney Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit as questions about the agency’s finances continue after its CEO’s recent firing. The criminal prosecutor’s subpoena is seeking...

Jacksonville, FL · 23h

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Jacksonville Housing Authority subpoenaed over former CEO's compensation, finances

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The state attorney’s office for Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit has issued a subpoena to the Jacksonville Housing Authority, demanding a broad range of records dating back to October 2023. The subpoena, signed by Stephen Siegel on behalf of State Attorney Melissa Nelson, requires the agency to produce documents by Nov. 20, 2026.

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JTA’s former CEO’s $219K travel expenses draw investigators’ attention

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Expensive hotel stays, costly airline tickets and thousands of dollars in travel expenses — all billed during the tenure of Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s former CEO Nat Ford — are now in the hands of investigators. Three separate investigations into JTA’s finances are currently...

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Bartram Park Boulevard Chick-fil-A to open this month

A local Chick-fil-A operator is preparing to open another restaurant at 15455 Bartram Park Blvd. Jacksonville native Joel Parker owns and operates a Southside Boulevard Chick-fil-A and is at the helm of the upcoming Bartram Park Boulevard location, which is scheduled to open at 6 a.m. Nov. 19, according to a news release from the company.

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Jacksonville, FL Weather Alert Nov 13-18: 44° Chill, Rain Ahead

Jacksonville faces a chilly November weekend before temperatures rebound and rain chances return to Northeast Florida by midweek.

Jacksonville, FL · 10h

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THE JAXSON | The Cerutis of Bridge Street

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. More than a century ago, a husband-and-wife business team operated a beauty parlor and cigar shop in the heart of LaVilla’s emerging Broad Street business district. Their story reveals an overlooked chapter of entrepreneurship, migration and international connections.

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Microsoft appears to be resolving global outage that affected Jacksonville city email, services

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A global Microsoft outage continued to disrupt services, including Outlook and Teams, on Friday morning, with the city of Jacksonville reporting that some of its software applications, including email, were affected. By 7 a.m., about 18 hours after the outage began around 1 p.m. Thursday, systems...

Jacksonville, FL · 10h

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Parents look, listen, ask questions about consolidation of three Northside elementary schools

Pickettville Elementary, Reynolds Lane Elementary and S.A. Hull Elementary are set to merge in about nine months in a new building on the Northside. The building, which is currently under construction, is planned to accommodate about 1,000 students by the first day of the next school year.

Jacksonville, FL · 18h

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Jacksonville considers new rules for community gardens and urban farms

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A proposal years in the making is moving forward in Jacksonville, where local farmers and community advocates are pushing for clearer rules to make it easier to grow and sell locally produced food. The proposal, now called the Pathways to Urban Agriculture, was the focus of...